KZBlog

An American expat living in Astana, Kazakhstan

Tag archive for ‘World War II’

  • The 9th of May and the Asian Front

    Kazakhnomad has an interesting post up on the story of a Kazakh veteran who fought on the Asian front. I was not aware that the USSR fought in the Pacific, but I stand corrected. The war against Germany gets a lot more attention here whereas in the US both the European and Pacific front are […]

  • WWII Memorial in Aktau

    Happy Victory Day

    Today is the 65th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II or the Great Patriotic War. Victory in Europe Day is celebrated on the 8th of May, but the former Soviet countries celebrate Victory Day on the 9th of May. Apparently Stalin insisted that because the Soviet Union had contributed more […]